Question 1

1. What is an autobiography?

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c. An account of a person’s life written by that person

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b. A speech given by a single character

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d. Any nonfiction writing based on an author’s memory

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a. A short piece of writing on a particular topic

Question 2

2. What is a memoir?

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b. Any nonfiction writing based on an author’s memory

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d. A rhythmic pattern with ten syllables per line, alternating unstressed and stressed syllables

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a. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

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c. A pair of consecutiv e lines in poetry

Question 3

3. What is the definition of a speech?

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c. The communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words

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a. The most important or central thought

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d. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

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b. A self-contr adictory statement

Question 4

4. What is an essay?

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a. A short piece of writing on a particular topic

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d. Words that sound like they are spelled

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c. Comparing things without using like or as

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b. Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together

Question 5

5. What is a rhetorical question?

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b. A question asked for effect, rather than an answer

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d. A serious drama with a sorrowful or disastrous ending/outcome

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a. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

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c. The beat or pace of a poem

Question 6

6. What does "Main Idea" refer to in writing?

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b. The most important or central thought

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a. Comparing things using like or as

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d. A complete poem or stanza in a poem consisting of four lines

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c. A rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line

Question 7

7. What literary device involves comparing things using "like" or "as"?

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c. Simile

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d. Oxymoron

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a. Metaphor

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b. Symbolism

Question 8

8. What literary device involves comparing things without using "like" or "as"?

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c. Metaphor

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d. Pun

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a. Symbolism

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b. Simile

Question 9

9. What is personification in literature?

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b. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

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d. A group of scenes in a play

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c. A play on words

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a. An object, image, sound, or phrase repeated throughout a story

Question 10

10. What is hyperbole?

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b. Over-exagger ation for effect

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c. A short remark made by a character

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d. A rhythmic pattern with ten syllables per line, alternating unstressed and stressed syllables

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a. The idea that things represent other things

Question 11

11. What does symbolism refer to in literature?

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b. The idea that things represent other things

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c. Rhyming words at the end of a line that follows a pattern

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a. Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together

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d. A speech that a character delivers unheard by other characters

Question 12

12. What is an allusion?

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b. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

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a. Words that sound like they are spelled

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c. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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d. A pair of consecutiv e lines in poetry that form a complete thought

Question 13

13. What is the definition of rhythm in poetry?

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b. The beat or pace of a poem

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d. A complete poem or stanza in a poem consisting of four lines; usually has a rhyme scheme

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c. Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together

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a. The communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words

Question 14

14. What is rhyme in writing?

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b. Pattern of similar sounding words used in writing

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c. Rhyming words at the end of a line that follows a pattern

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d. Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together

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a. A pair of consecutiv e lines in poetry that form a complete thought

Question 15

15. What is a rhyme scheme in poetry?

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c. Rhyming words at the end of a line that follows a pattern

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b. A rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line

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a. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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d. A self-contr adictory statement

Question 16

16. What is assonance?

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b. Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together

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c. A group of scenes in a play

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a. Words that sound like they are spelled

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d. A short remark made by a character to express the truth in some way

Question 17

17. What is consonance?

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a. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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d. The most important or central thought

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b. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

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c. Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together

Question 18

18. What are onomatopoeic words?

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b. Words that sound like they are spelled

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d. A play on words

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c. Comparing things using like or as

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a. A self-contr adictory statement

Question 19

19. What is alliteration?

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c. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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b. A rhythmic pattern with ten syllables per line, alternating unstressed and stressed syllables

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a. A short piece of writing on a particular topic

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d. The communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words

Question 20

20. What is a stanza in poetry?

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c. A poetic paragraph

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d. The idea that things represent other things

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b. A pair of consecutiv e lines in poetry

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a. A complete poem or stanza in a poem consisting of four lines; usually has a rhyme scheme

Question 21

21. What is a couplet?

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d. A pair of consecutiv e lines in poetry that form a complete thought

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a. Comparing things without using like or as

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b. A rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line

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c. A speech given by a single character expressing thoughts and feelings aloud

Question 22

22. What is a quatrain?

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b. A complete poem or stanza in a poem consisting of four lines; usually has a rhyme scheme

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d. Any nonfiction writing based on an author’s memory

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a. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

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c. Over-exagger ation for effect

Question 23

23. What are iambs in poetry?

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c. A unit of two syllables, the first is unstressed and the second is stressed

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d. The most important or central thought

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a. A short piece of writing written on a particular topic

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b. Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together

Question 24

24. What is iambic pentameter?

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b. A rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line, alternating unstressed and stressed syllables

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c. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

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d. A group of scenes in a play

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a. A self-contr adictory statement

Question 25

25. What is a sonnet?

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c. Fourteen line poem usually written in iambic pentameter

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a. The beat or pace of a poem

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d. A speech that a character delivers unheard by other characters

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b. A serious drama with a sorrowful or disastrous ending/outcome

Question 26

26. What is a monologue?

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b. A speech given by a single character expressing thoughts and feelings aloud

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a. A short remark made by a character to express the truth in some way

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c. Words that sound like they are spelled

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d. A play on words

Question 27

27. What is a soliloquy in a play?

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a. A speech that a character delivers unheard by other characters but is heard by the audience

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d. Comparing things using like or as

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b. A self-contr adictory statement

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c. A group of scenes in a play

Question 28

28. What is an aside?

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b. A short remark made by a character to express the truth in some way

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a. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

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c. A rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line

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d. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

Question 29

29. What is an oxymoron?

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c. A self-contr adictory statement

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d. A group of scenes in a play

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b. A pair of consecutiv e lines in poetry that form a complete thought

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a. A serious drama with a sorrowful or disastrous ending/outcome

Question 30

30. What is a pun?

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a. A play on words

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b. A speech given by a single character expressing thoughts and feelings aloud

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d. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

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c. A rhythmic pattern with ten syllables per line, alternating unstressed and stressed syllables

Question 31

31. What is a dramatic foil in literature?

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b. A character who serves the purpose of highlighting the qualities of another character

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d. The idea that things represent other things

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a. Over-exagger ation for effect

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c. A short remark made by a character to express the truth in some way

Question 32

32. What is a tragedy in literature?

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b. A serious drama with a sorrowful or disastrous ending/outcome

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d. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

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c. A short piece of writing on a particular topic

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a. A play on words

Question 33

33. What is an act in a play?

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a. A group of scenes in a play

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d. A self-contr adictory statement

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b. A complete poem or stanza in a poem consisting of four lines; usually has a rhyme scheme

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c. The most important or central thought

Question 34

34. What is a scene in a play?

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b. A subdivision of an act of a play

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a. A rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line, alternating unstressed and stressed syllables

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d. Comparing things without using like or as

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c. A speech that a character delivers unheard by other characters but is heard by the audience

Question 35

35. What is a motif in literature?

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b. An object, image, sound, or phrase repeated throughout a story to point toward the story's larger theme

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a. A reference to a person, historical event, place, or another work of literature

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d. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

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c. Words that sound like they are spelled

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